Pee Wee Deputy

Children ages 3-5 visit the Lost Hills sheriff's station through the Pee Wee Deputy program.

ANTHONY PLASCENCIA/THE STAR Four-year-old Daniela (left), of Calabasas, and 5-year-old Michelle Navarro, of Agoura, take control of a Sheriff’s Department sport utility vehicle during the Pee Wee Deputy Program at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Lost Hills station on Saturday.

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ANTHONY PLASCENCIA/THE STAR Deputy Guillermo Loza, of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, introduces a group of children to Tula, an explosives detection dog who served three tours in Afghanistan and helped detect 50 improvised explosive devices. Loza and Tula were on hand as part of the Pee Wee Deputy Program at the Lost Hills sheriff’s station on Saturday.

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ANTHONY PLASCENCIA/THE STAR Donovan Anthony (left), Michelle Navarro and Sophia Navarro raise their hands to volunteer for a prize giveaway during the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Pee Wee Deputy program at the Lost Hills Station on Saturday. 06/29/13 Agoura, CA

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ANTHONY PLASCENCIA/THE STAR Deputy Rudy Torrontegui, of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, hands out raffle tickets to kids during the Pee Wee Deputy program at the Lost Hills station on Saturday.

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ANTHONY PLASCENCIA/THE STAR Kylee Anthony of Newbury Park, takes the lead as a group of children and parents tour the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Lost Hills station during the Pee Wee Deputy program on Saturday.

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ANTHONY PLASCENCIA/THE STAR Owen Kuznetsky (left) and his brother Cooper climb onto a bunk in an unoccupied jail cell at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Lost Hills station during a Pee Wee Deputy tour on Saturday.

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ANTHONY PLASCENCIA/THE STAR Jeremy Switzer, of Porter Ranch, and wife Midco lead their three children through the halls of the jail at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Lost Hills station during a Pee Wee Deputy tour on Saturday.